Dog mom considers dumping her new boyfriend after he repeatedly complains about her pup while dog-sitting: ‘My dog really does feel like my child to some degree’

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Lana DeGaetano • "Show me to me please."
Jul 8, 2025 4:00 AM EDT

Getting into a new relationship is very exciting—until they show all the red flag signs that reveal they aren't as crazy about fur babies as you are. This is a nightmare situation for pawrents who basically birthed their fur children; if your partner doesn't accept Fido and his furry belly, then you aren't expecting them, period.

This cut-and-dry attitude might be abrasive for some, but for pawrents, having a dog-loving romantic partner is essential. First, it's a red flag if your partner dislikes something or someone you absolutely adore. Second, dog people (and animal people in general) have a very different lifestyle from those who do not. When choosing a hooman life partner, you have to make sure you're finding common ground on the stuff that matters. In this case, that is giving a yapping pupper all the belly rubs he wants and giving him as much attention as needed.

In this next story, a commenter points out that this boyfriend, who has only been in the dog mom's life for a few months, shouldn't already be incessantly complaining about her pup in the honeymoon phase. What do you think? Scroll below to defend this doggo's honor.

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  • "AITAH for leaving my SO just because he doesn’t like my dog?"

    I have been talking to this guy for a few months now. He is a super nice guy, and we get along well. Last week, I asked him if he could
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  • dog-sit my dog while I was going out of town for a week. I felt comfortable doing so as he frequently dog/cat-sits for his friends, and he seemed to like my dog.
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  • Well, fast forward to day 3 of him dog sitting, he tells me over the phone that he doesn't like my dog and spent an hour just
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  • complaining about him. And to be fair, my dog can be a bit yappy at times and has no personal space, but as a young childless woman
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  • in my 20s, my dog means the world to me. I had even previously expressed to my SO how my dog really does feel like
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  • my child to some degree. So it really did majorly hurt my feelings. that he doesn't like my dog at all and just feels like the biggest red
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  • flag. I know it sounds silly, but it feels like one of those things that makes me want to consider ending our "relationship" because how can you have beef with a dog?!
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  • I told him yesterday over the phone that it hurt when he said that, and today, he sent me a text saying how my dog pl ed him
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  • off earlier, which obviously made me even more mad. Idk I just need opinions. Am I being crazy?
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  • Knox_7304 I dumped a guy because he didn't like that my dog slept on my bed sometimes. Now I'm married and I catch my husband cuddling the same dog on the bed. Keep the dog, get rid of the boyfriend you guys just aren't comparable and that ok.
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  • Evergreen_94 NTA. You're your dog's whole life and you're everything to him. You and your dog are a package, if someone can't accept that or accept him, then you don't belong together. I would ask someone to
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  • go get the dog if you can and are still away for a bit. I wouldn't trust my dog with someone who talks about him the way you're describing it. I can understand
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  • being a bit bothered, but complaining about him the whole time and not finding one good thing about the dog being with him would make me a but anxious and not trusting
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  • Complex-Eye-1048 YNTA, it's definitely a red flag when a partner doesn't like yet alone get along with your animal. I don't know if you want kids down the line but if you do, animals are a great responsibility that can show you how someone might be with kids. There's obvious
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  • differences but point being you don't get to pick your child and their personalities just like you don't with your pets, but you love them unconditionally regardless. So if a partner can't see to get along and watch your dog for a few days without complaining and being ped off... doesn't sound like your person.
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  • Backgrounding-Cat You have been dating him for couple of months! You can break up with him because you want to without being an a . It's still the honeymoon period when he should be on his best behaviour
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  • Least Dentist441 Date a guy that likes your dog. There are a million of them out there. He sounds like a baby.
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